Federal Diner in Otago Menu

BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • Cheese or Date Scones (World famous in Wanaka) $4.50
  • (C) Bacon & cheese $9.00
  • (B) Jam & butter $4.50
  • (A) Plain $4.00
  • Croissant:
  • Totally Nuts $10.00
    • Grilled banana bread with cashew nut butter
  • Winter Warmer $12.00
    • Porridge with chai spiced stewed fruits & cream
  • The Monk $19.00
    • Eggs Benedict with bacon & roasted tomato
  • The Buddha $19.00
    • Eggs Benedict with spinach, mushrooms & roasted tomato
  • Betty's Bacon Butty $10.00
    • Bacon, egg & relish
  • Brossie's Bun $11.00
    • Halloumi, grilled tomato, spinach & relish
  • Social Climber $13.00
    • Organic eggs fried or poached with roasted tomato on crusty bread - add free farmed streaky bacon $5.00
  • Hawea Flat $18.00
    • Spinach, mushrooms, roasted tomato & halloumi on polenta cake
  • PinaCoco $19.00
    • Caramelised pineapple hotcake with coconut yoghurt & lime
  • Comfort Kedgeree $19.00
    • Smoked salmon, mild Indian spiced rice & poached egg
LUNCHTIME CLASSICS LUNCHTIME CLASSICS
  • Lone Ranger $17.00
    • Waitoa free range roast chicken sandwich on ciabatta with aioli, caramelised onion & brie
  • Roti 'n' Roll $14.00
    • Pulled pork roti roll with hoisin, coriander, spring onion & pickled chilli
  • Wunder Burg $20.00
    • Homemade beef pattie with smoked cheese, caramelised onions, gherkins, salad & french fries with chipotle mayonnaise
  • Pure Wisdom $16.00
    • Ancient grain salad with cranberries, almonds, lemon & mint dressing (Vegan)
  • Roast It $19.00
    • Roast carrot salad with goat's cheese puree, preserved lemon dressing, dukkah & flatbread
  • The Chowder Pie $21.00
    • Smoked salmon, prawn, leek & potato pie with green salad
  • Soul Soup $18.00
    • Waitoa free range chicken & ginger broth, vermicelli noodles, seasame, chilli & spring onions
EXTRAS EXTRAS
  • Hollandaise $1.00
  • Tomatoes, mushrooms, 1 organic egg, avocado or halloumi $3.00
  • Free farmed bacon, Waitoa free range chicken or smoked salmon $5.00
  • French fries with tomato chilli relish & aioli $9.00
  • Mixed salad with balsamic $10.00
  • Gluten free bread add $1.00
KIDS KIDS
  • Egg or bacon on toast (+ $3.00 for scrambled) $5.00
  • Fruit plate $9.00
  • Hot cake with maple & banana $10.00
  • Peanut butter & banana on toast $5.00
  • Flatbread pizza with salami $8.00
  • Beef burger & fries $14.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Chicken Shish $16.00
  • CHILI SAUCE
    • our own homemade chili sauce hot and delicious
  • Lamb Shish $16.00
  • Shish on Rice $17.00
  • GARLIC YOGURT SAUCE
    • yogurt blended with mint and garlic
  • SWEET CHILI SAUCE
  • Iskender Falafel $14.50
  • DONER COMBO $16.00
    • large wrap drink & fries choose from chicken lamb falafel zucchini fritters or combination of 2
  • Homemade brownie chocolate indulgence $8.50
    • With cream, ice cream and chocolate sauce
  • Homemade sticky date pudding $8.50
    • With butter scotch sauce, cream and ice cream
  • All day breakfast $16.00
    • With sausages, bacon, hash browns, eggs and tomato
  • Chicken filo $20.00
    • Cream cheese, chicken, bacon, spinach filo with fries, garden salad and plum sauce
  • Pork belly $23.00
    • With saute potatoes, caramelised onions and seasonal vegetables with a red wine jus
  • Roast $14.00
    • Roast of the day with seasonal roast and steamed vegetables
  • Homemade apple shortcake $8.00
    • With cream and ice cream
  • Vege stack S $12 / L $16
    • Homemade vegetable, pattie, with garlic portobello mushrooms, dressed with a herb oil- large comes with a garden salad & fries
  • Big BREKKIE $18.00
    • A Huge plate full of rashes of bacon, eggs, chorizo, slow roasted tomatoes, mushrooms, potato rosti and crusty bread to soak up all the juices. >>
  • CRISPY CHICKEN SALAD $10.00
    • Crispy chicken with tomato, brie cheese, toasted cashews, crispy noodles and honey mustard dressing, on a bed of greens.
  • LAMB SHANKS $25.00
    • Slow cooked New Zealand lamb shanks on a bed of creamy kumara mash, and a lashing of gravy.
  • GARLIC BREAD $5.00
  • EGGS BENEDICT $17.00
    • Lightly toasted Ciabatta bread, stacked with perfectly poached fresh eggs, with creamy hollandaise sauce and your choice of Spinach and Smoked Salmon or Steaky Bacon.
  • GARLIC BREAD $5.00
  • FISH N’ ChIPS $29.99
    • Your choice of either beer battered or pan-fried New Zealand Blue Cod, with crispy hot fries and fresh salad.
  • GARDEN TOSSED SALAD $ 5.00
  • Pulled Pork Sub $17.00
    • Crusty French baguette, filled with Slaw, rich chipotle pulled pork and melted cheese. Served with fries and salad
  • Fish n' Chips $17.00
    • Monteith's Original beer battered Hoki served with chips, garden salad and homemade tartar sauce
  • Chicken wrap $14.00
    • Strips of tender chicken thigh and bacon rolled up in a soft tortilla wrap with lettuce, avocado, tomato, onions and aioli with a side of fries
  • Homemade Muesli $8.50
    • Sweet toasted oats, nuts and raisins topped with natural yoghurt and sliced banana
  • Garlic loaf $8.00
  • Fish Burger $14.50
    • Monteiths beer battered Hoki with lettuce, onions, cucumber and tartar sauce all on a toasted bun
  • Cheese Burger $14.50
    • Classic grilled beet pattie with melted cheese, tomato relish. aioli, lettuce, onions, tomato and gherkins
  • Chili Con Came $15.00
    • Chill’ mince beef and beans on steamed white rice, topped with cheesy nacho chips, sour cream and fresh coriander
  • Shells, mussels, clams, garlic, chillies, lemon juice, herbs, anchovy crumb $29
  • Pumpkin, pinenuts, sundried tomatoes, spinach, feta (v) $27
  • Prawn, capers, artichokes, roast garlic, red onion $29
  • Char grilled squid, orange, chilli, fennel, herb salad (gf) $17
  • Rigatoni, tomato, roast fennel, confit garlic, rocket, cream (v) $25
  • Sorbet – Mixed Berrys $8.5
  • Bruschetta: artichoke ,olive, fontina, roast onion, rosemary $16
  • Includes the following cheeses: $19.5
    • Pecorino, Aged, sharp, hard cheese made with goat’s milk Gorgonzola: rich, blue-veined cow's milk cheese Tallegio: soft cow's milk cheese with a crisp, washed rind
  • Lamb Burger $20
    • homemade pattie with salad, gherkins, tasty cheese & chips
  • Seasoned wedges $10
    • with sour cream & sweet chilli
  • Steward Island Salmon Fillet $25
    • on mixed salad & Perla potatoes, topped with dill, yoghurt & caper sauce
  • 1/4kg Drunken Sirloin $28
    • Marinated in Speights Old Dark with fried eggs, chips & garlic butter
  • Bar Platter $25
    • chicken nuggets, prawn twisters, salt & pepper squid, spring rolls with chips & sauces
  • Fiery chicken wings 1/2 kg $14 one kg $20
    • with a cooling dipping sauce
  • 1/3kg Rib Eye $34
    • Cooked to your liking, with house salad, garlic herb-buttered Perla potatoes & a creamy bacon-mushroom sauce
  • BBQ Pork Ribs 1/2 kg $25 one kg $40
    • Slow cooked till tender, served with chips & a corn cob
  • Poached or scrambled eggs 12.0
    • on toasted sourdough
  • Hand cut chunky fries 7.0
    • with our own signature seasoning and Aioli Vegetarian
  • Chia seed pudding 11.0
    • with Goji berries, citrus, banana and toasted coconut Gluten Free, Vegan, Refined Sugar Free
  • Hot smoked Akaroa salmon and potato Latke 18.0
    • herby sour cream, lemon and a rocket salad Gluten Free
  • Herbed Rosti 4.0
  • Mushrooms 3.5
  • Akaroa Smoked Salmon 5.0
  • Market Sandwich 18.5
    • celebrating seasonal ingredients, see our blackboard for our take on a great sandwich
  • Eton mess $13.00
    • Meringue, mixed berries, chantilly cream & berry coulis
  • Chicken tenders $12.00
  • Homemade gnocchi $18.00
    • Brown butter, tomato, spinach, red capsicum, garlic, roquette & parmesan.
  • New Zealand cheese platter $18.00
    • Kapiti cheeses, quince paste Central Otago stone fruit chutney, crackers & grapes
  • Silverfern lamb rump $30.00
  • Silverfern Reserve beef ribeye $34.00
  • Chicken parmigiana $20.00
    • Corn fed chicken breast, Napoli sauce, smoked ham, mozzarella. Served with salad & fries.
  • Beer battered fish & chips $23.00
    • served with rustic fries, dill & caper mayo
  • Served with chips, lettuce, carrot and your choice of “meat” & sauce
  • Humus
    • Chickpeas and tahine dip
  • Lamb, chicken, falafel, zucchini One-size $13.50
  • Baklava (serves 2) $7.00
    • Filo pastry rolled with walnuts baked and covered in a sugar and lemon syrup, served with fresh fruit and whipped cream
  • Zucchini Kebab
    • Vegetarian zucchini, feta cheese and egg
  • Chicken Burger and chips $13.00
  • Wrap one size only (large)
  • -Pita bread $2.50
  • Toasted homemade breads $11.00
    • Selection of our white and wholemeal sourdough, brioche, butter, homemade jam
  • No5 Pastrami Sandwich $17.00
    • Our own pastrami: Angus brisket dry-cured, spice-rubbed and slowly hot- smoked; served on our hot freshly-baked bread with mustard, pickles & tomato
  • Saffron yoghurt $15.00
    • Natural yoghurt sweetened with Otago honey and Bannockburn saffron, local blackberry coulis, oat clusters
  • Sausage, rosti & beans $19.00
    • Home-made Havoc pork sausages, potato & parsnip rosti, giant baked beans in tomato sauce
  • Mushroom bruschetta $19.00
    • Roast Portabello mushrooms in cream, garlic & mustard on toasted sourdough, with pine nuts & local rocket
  • Apple pancakes $18.00
    • Buttermilk pancakes, caramelized apple puree, maple syrup, cinnamon mascarpone
  • Smoked salmon salad $20.00
    • Our house-cured & smoked salmon, poached egg, witloof, capers, croutons
  • Tomato, capsicum & cannellini soup $16.00
    • Tomato, capsicum & cannellini soup, smoked cheese and garlic shoots
  • Falafels $12
    • crisp, moist falafels served with cucumber mint raita & chilli jam
  • Wild mushroom pappardelle $18
    • sautéed wild mushrooms tossed with fresh pasta ribbons & truffle oil, & finished with shavings of sharp parmesan & fresh thyme
  • Lightly dressed garden salad $6
  • Spiced nuts & marinated olives $10
    • smoked paprika almonds & warm, juicy marinated olives
  • Chicken liver pâté $14
    • silky smooth chicken, sage & port pâté with apple paste & freshly baked bread
  • Hand-cut potato wedges with aioli $6
  • Daily delivery - soup of the day $12
    • served with homemade bread loaf
  • Super-healthy salmon $19
    • house smoked salmon fillet served with a raw energy salad of wild rice, beetroot, orange, coconut, & soy toasted pumpkin & sunflower seeds
  • Chicken Fried Rice $11.50
    • A delicious popular meal at Noodle Hut, vegetables tossed together with chicken and fried rice
  • Garlic Prawns $15.10
    • Fresh thick egg noodles with prawns, shrimps and fresh vegetables simmered in our Noodle Hut favorite garlic sauce
  • Teriyaki $11.70
    • Udon noodles with chicken, onion, bean sprouts, carrots and bok choy in Japanese teriyaki sauce
  • Honey King Prawn Noodle $14.90
    • Battered king prawn cutlets tossed in honey sauce on wok tossed thin egg noodles and fresh vegetables
  • Honey King Prawn Fried Rice $14.90
    • Battered king prawn cutlets tossed in a honey sauce on wok tossed fried rice and fresh vegetables
  • Deep Fried Wontons (1/2 dozen) $4.50
    • with sweet chili sauce
  • Seafood Nasi Goreng $13.50
    • Malaysian style fried rice tossed with prawns, salad mix, fish ball and fresh vegetables
  • King Prawn Fried Rice $14.90
    • Delicious king prawn and shrimp fried rice tossed together with fresh vegetables and fried rice
  • SHIRAZ & SYRAH -
  • Fish of the day - Please ask your wait staff for today’s fresh creation POA
  • Te Mata Awatea Cab/Merlot Hawkes Bay 2008 - / $55.00
  • Coriole McLarin Vale Shiraz South Australia 2007 - / $55.00
  • CHAMPAGNE -
  • Meat Lovers Pizza sauce, salami, chorizo, ham, bacon, mushrooms, onion and mozzarella topped with BBQ sauce -
  • CHARDONNAY -
  • Lindauer Special Reserve Marlborough 2004 - / $55.00
  • All Baguettes & Wraps are made to order, served toasted and extra delicious!
  • Philly Cheesesteak $12.50
    • Grilled beef striploin cooked w/ onion, capsicum & mushroom, topped w/ melted Swiss & horseradish mayo
  • - Add garlic bread for $3.00
  • The Charlie (Banh Mi) $12.50
    • Vietnamese chicken, cucumber, pickled carrot & daikon radish, coriander, fresh chilli, spring onion, mayo and sweet soy sauce
  • - Add a side of bread $1.50
  • Large (450ml) $9.50
  • Jimmy the Greek $12.00
    • Roast lamb topped with tabouli, cous cous, cucumber, tomato, spinach and fresh tzatziki
  • Cheese Quesadilla $5.00
    • Served with sour cream on the side
  • E13 Garlic Prawn Hot Pot (GF) 418.50
    • prawn, garlic, lime juice and lemongrass
  • A1 Coconut Soup Of Salmon (GF) $ 15.50
    • entrée size coconut cream soup with chilli paste and fresh salmon, coriander garnish
  • S1 Kung Pao Chicken $24.00
    • spicy, sweet and delicious battered chicken, Sichuan peppercorn, garlic, ginger, spring onion, heaven facing chilli and peanut
  • Y6 Tingling Prawn Salad $25.00
    • tiger prawn with sichuan peppercorns, ginger, coriander, spring onion and palm sugar
  • Indonesian Beef Short Rib Curry
  • Chairman Mao’s Red Braised Pork
  • S2 Honey And Lemon Chicken $22.50
    • sweet and tangy crispy chicken, served with prawn crackers and som tum salad
  • E10 Soft Shell Crab $14.50
    • fried with curry powder, garlic and curry leaf
Federal Diner

Federal Diner

location

Address

47 Helwick Street, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand

phone

Phone

034435152

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Thursday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Friday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Saturday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Sunday: 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Contemporary , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Bar Not Available ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  No Takeaway ,  Free Wifi ,  Local cuisine ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
47 Helwick Street, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand